#jane gaskell

[paperbackpictures]

The Dragon by Jane Gaskell Illus by Boris Vallejo published 1979. Read more here. Scanned from personal collection.

[visions-of-our-past]

Illustrations by Zdenek Burian for the book Prehistoric Animals by Dr. Joseph Augusta. Jane Gaskell cited this book as a source for the setting of her Atlan series.

[transistoradio]

The Atlan Saga, Vols. 1-3, by Jane Gaskell, with cover art by Michael Leonard.

[neil-gaiman]

Hi Neil!

I am a Masters Research Fellow for the University of Texas at El Paso, and I am currently helping with the Orlando database. This database is meant to be a comprehensive digital humanities project which documents female authors from the British isles or associated with the British isles. My focus is the era of 1968-present. I was wondering if you have any author suggestions we could look into from that time period, especially women of color!

Thanks in advance.

Noelle <3

I'd put in a vote for Josephine Saxton, who is, I'd say, an overlooked and unfairly forgotten writer who is a woman of colour.

And actually, all of these women are important writers -- L to R Josephine Saxton, Gwyneth Jones and Lisa Tuttle (originally from Texas but UK from the late 70s). Photo circa 1985 at a Forbidden Planet signing.

And thinking of other people you might not run into on regular lists, let me point you at Jane Gaskell and Mary Gentle.

[autisticexpression2]

Absolutely devastating that an Atlan movie series was never made in the sword and sorcery golden age of the 80s. It would have been perfect.

all the sex, violence and sexual violence you expect from the genre

plenty of weird creatures to be immortalized through charmingly dated practical effects

vague prehistoric setting à la Conan

already has multiple covers painted by Boris Vallejo, so they could have saved money on posters

actually set in South America, so the convention of shooting in Argentina would have been a perfect fit

[geekynerfherder]

'Aros' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for the 1968 edition of the paperback edition of the novel, 'The Serpent', book 1 of the 'Atlan Saga' written by Jane Gaskell.

[bush-or-bald]

Cija (The Atlan Saga): Bush or Bald?

She canonically shaves everything but her bush in preparation for sex. The men of her time are into that. Some women even decorate their pubes.

Verdict: bush

[head-vampire]

Strange Evil (1979) by Jane Gaskell

Art by Boris Vallejo